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Good news isn’t always easy to come by when it comes to issues related to health, the economy, or the environment in developing nations. However, there are a host of new technologies trying to ensure that changes. Here are nine green tech projects, the big and the small, taking place in the developing world, doing their part to make this world a better place.

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Imagine working in an environment where playing games was encouraged. If certain software companies have their way this will be a reality in the future office environment. New employees would receive their training through virtual scenario games. Information sharing would take place in a similar environment to Web 2.0. And employees would receive points based on their performance. Spending a day at the office has the potential to become more interactive. Read more »

For most of my life whenever it came to watching movies, er sorry…I mean “films,” (ever since film school I learned that “movie” is as derogatory a term as calling a little person a midget) I would place them in two categories: Films I absolutely had to see in theatres; and films I’d wait to watch at home.  My decision process has always been simple; any films involving robots, dragons, aliens, superheroes, natural disasters, wars, zombies, wizards, James Bonds or any film who’s title begins with the word “Star” or “Bourne,” I’ll watch in theatres.  Films depicting regular humans doing regular human stuff, i.e. dramas, suspense thrillers, comedies, dramadies, and any movies with the word “Wife” or “Notebook” in the title, and I’ll wait until the dvd comes out. Read more »

With cybercrime now surpassing illegal drug trafficking as a criminal moneymaker, netizens of the world may be paying the price in order to stop it. Cybercrimes encompass a broad range of potentially illegal activities and unlawful acts, from spamming, denial-of-service attacks, phishing scams, cyberstalking, fraud, identity theft, harassment, child pornography, drug trafficking to cyberterrorism, wherein the computer is either a tool, a target, or, both. Read more »

The Internet is the new frontier and everyone is scrambling to decide who gets to do what, when, and how. Here’s the short list of the most vicious battles currently raging for control over the Web. Read more »